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House in Llanvihangel-Ystern-Llewern, Monmouthshire
Tal-y-Coed Court
The gatehouse to Tal-y-coed Court
TypeHouse
LocationLlanvihangel-Ystern-Llewern, Monmouthshire
Coordinates51°49′57″N 2°50′29″W / 51.8325°N 2.84126°W / 51.8325; -2.84126
Built1881
ArchitectF. R. Kempson
Architectural style(s)British Queen Anne Revival
Governing bodyPrivately owned
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameTal-y-coed Court
Designated6 January 1988
Reference no.2787
Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales
Official nameTalycoed Court
Designated1 February 2022
Reference no.PGW(Gt)52(Mon)
ListingGrade II*
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameFormer Stables & Clock House
Designated6 January 1988
Reference no.2788
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameLodge at Main Entrance to Tal-y-coed Court
Designated6 January 1988
Reference no.2790
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameGatepiers, Piers and Walls at Main Entrance to Tal-y-coed Court
Designated27 October 2000
Reference no.24324
Tal-y-coed Court is located in MonmouthshireTal-y-coed CourtLocation of Tal-y-Coed Court in Monmouthshire

Tal-y-coed Court,, Llanvihangel-Ystern-Llewern, Monmouthshire, Wales, is a Victorian country house. Constructed in 1881–1883, it was built for the Monmouthshire antiquarian Joseph Bradney, author of A History of Monmouthshire from the Coming of the Normans into Wales down to the Present Time. A Grade II* listed building, the house is a "fine historicist essay in the Queen Anne Style, one of the earliest examples in Wales." Its gardens and park are designated Grade II on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales.

History

Colonel Sir Joseph Alfred Bradney, FSA, BA, JP, DL was a soldier who acquired the estate at Tal-y-Coed through purchase and inheritance. In 1881, aged 22, he commissioned F. R. Kempson to build the house on the site of Llanvihangel Hall, which had been part of the estate of Crawshay Bailey. The house cost £10,000, reflecting Bradney's status as High Sheriff of Monmouthshire.

The court, and its stables, are now sub-divided into a number of private residences. The stables and clock tower are designated Grade II, as is the lodge at the entrance to the court. A project is underway (2019) to restore an elaborate horse trough constructed for Bradney on the road from Llantilio Crossenny to Monmouth. The trough also has a Grade II listing. The court's parkland is recorded as a "small late 19th century park and terraced garden".

Description

The house is in a Queen Anne style, which John Newman describes as "not at all what one would expect in South Wales at that date." It is constructed of red brick with ashlar dressings and a brick plinth. Of five bays, it has a large, hipped roof with "lofty dormer windows and high chimneystacks." The interior is "virtually intact and (...) of exceptionally high quality". The gardens and park, laid out by Bradney in the late 19th century, are designated Grade II on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales.

Notes

  1. ^ Newman, p. 297-8.
  2. Cadw. "Tal-y-coed Court (Grade II*) (2787)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  3. Cadw. "Tal-y-coed Court (Grade II*) (2787)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  4. "3 bedroom semi-detached house for sale in Talycoed, MONMOUTH, NP25". Rightmove.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
  5. Cadw. "Former Stables & Clock House (Grade II) (2788)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  6. Cadw. "Lodge at Main Entrance to Tal-y-coed Court (Grade II) (2790)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  7. "Village Alive Trust". Village Alive Trust. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  8. Cadw. "Drinking Trough and Wall opposite Main Entrance Gateway to Tal-y-coed Court (Grade II) (24325)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  9. Parks and Gardens UK. "Talycoed Court". Parks & Gardens. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  10. "Tal-Y-Coed Court, Tal-Y-Coed, Llantilio Crossenny". Coflein. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
  11. Cadw. "Tal-y-coed Court (Grade II*) (2787)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  12. Cadw. "Talycoed Court (PGW(Gt)52(MON))". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 6 February 2023.

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